![]() ![]() Ed Butler, a radarman, said, “I saw him high-tailing it away from our stern, trailing smoke.” The other 550-pound bomb fell almost in the center of Princeton‘s deck, causing jarring on the bridge and a dull thud in central station.īlack smoke issued from the hole in the flight deck, the forward elevator and every access trunk to the hangar aft of the island. One missed Princeton and fell harmlessly into the sea. The plane immediately came under fire from the forward 20mm and 40mm batteries, and the helm was put over to port in an evasion attempt. No other unidentifieds were within a radius of 25 miles.Īt 9:38 a.m., a single Judy was sighted by Princeton‘s lookouts, diving on their vessel from out of the low cloud cover ahead of the ship. (National Archives)Īt 9:12 a.m., the aircraft carrier Essex reported a possible bandit plus a friendly aircraft about six miles away. Princeton's stern, and a good deal of its after superstructure, has been blown off. Note the light smoke over Birmingham's midships and stern areas. This blast killed more than 200 men on board Birmingham, which was alongside Princeton fighting fires. The light cruiser Birmingham, at left, and a destroyer pull away from the light aircraft carrier Princeton following the flattop's stern at about 1523 hrs. ![]()
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